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Build the Fast and Furious set (Supra VS Charger) in 20 minutes. Tutorial & BTS with miniatures
updated
Making of the Christopher McQuarrie's 2023 M:I 7 Dead Reckoning movie with real shots and raw footage, no CGI, only practical effects (except a little smoke) !
How to make an action movie set with miniatures for the biggest stunt in cinema history, full video.
Can't wait the movie Mission Impossible 8 - Dead Reckoning Part 2 in 2025 ;)
🚂 We tried to reproduce a spectacular and extreme accident: the ultimate train crash from a railway bridge.
We used HO 1:87 scale model trains :
Steam locomotive = 2x Class 7 Britannia HORNBY
Passengers cars = 3x CIWL Sleeping-car Brissoneau REE Modeles
🛠️ 3D print by https://protofusion.ras.ovh
🙏 Thanks to Nicolas from Domaine de la Cour Roland of Jouy en Josas, for the land.
🎥 Slow motion: shot at 240 fps, and sometimes slowed down to 480 fps during the editing.
0:00 Intro
0:07 Set up the movie set
1:08 Assembling the train on the set
1:24 Ready to shoot
2:05 FINAL RESULT
3:28 Build the scenery
5:15 Build the bridge
6:16 Rock sculpting
6:52 Waterproofing & painting
7:33 Track laying
8:39 Trees & Grass planting
10:35 Create the Backdrop
10:45 Build the riverbed
11:21 Train weathering
12:52 Color grading
Making of the Christopher McQuarrie's 2023 M:I 7 Dead Reckoning movie with real shots and raw footage, no CGI, only practical effects (except a little smoke) !
How to make an action movie set with miniatures for the biggest stunt in cinema history, full video.
Can't wait the movie Mission Impossible 8 - Dead Reckoning Part 2 in 2025 ;)
🚂 We tried to reproduce a spectacular and extreme accident: the ultimate train crash from a railway bridge.
We used HO 1:87 scale model trains :
Steam locomotive = 2x Class 7 Britannia HORNBY
Passengers cars = 3x CIWL Sleeping-car Brissoneau REE Modeles
🛠️ 3D print by https://protofusion.ras.ovh
🙏 Thanks to Nicolas and the team of the Domaine de la Cour Roland of Jouy en Josas, for the land.
🎥 Slow motion: shot at 240 fps, and sometimes slowed down to 480 fps during the editing.
0:00 Intro
0:07 Set up the movie set
1:08 Assembling the train on the set
1:24 Ready to shoot
2:05 FINAL RESULT
3:28 Build the scenery
5:15 Build the bridge
6:16 Rock sculpting
6:52 Waterproofing & painting
7:33 Track laying
8:39 Trees & Grass planting
10:35 Create the Backdrop
10:45 Build the riverbed
11:21 Train weathering
12:52 Color grading
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🎬 Recreating the iconic and famous Samy Naceri's Peugeot 406 Taxi hero car from the 1998 French action & comedy movie, at the 1:1 full scale !
Most accurate replica inspired by the movie directed by Gérard Pirès & Gérard Krawczyk and produced by Luc Besson in 1997.
The original screen used Peugeot 406 was built by Christian Bonnichon and had a real V6 too (the french hellcat!), these cars were led by stunt coordinator Michel Julienne and the racing drivers Jean-Louis Schlesser & Jean Ragnotti.
🎬 Recreating the iconic and famous Samy Naceri's Peugeot 406 Taxi hero car from the 1998 French action & comedy movie, at the 1:1 full scale !
Most accurate replica inspired by the movie directed by Gérard Pirès & Gérard Krawczyk and produced by Luc Besson in 1997.
The original screen used Peugeot 406 was built by Christian Bonnichon and had a real V6 too (the french hellcat!), these cars were led by stunt coordinator Michel Julienne and the racing drivers Jean-Louis Schlesser & Jean Ragnotti.
🛠️ We spent 6 months building this car.
This is a video to show the process of making an action movie car
🙏 Thank you to everyone who participated in this project, in particular:
Toufik for his help
Mikael from https://protofusion.ras.ovh for the 3D Print
Jon Pinckney for his parts
Sébastien for the exterior kit work
Kévin for the full exterior paint
Salvator from Easytint for the tinted glass
Vincent from Attelier Renaissance for the stripes
Zak & Ilyes from AXIAL Buc auto repair
Marc for his help with the widebody fenders
🎥 Final trailer directed by Tony, assited by Pauline | Drone footage by Killian Vallée
0:00 The original car
0:22 Exterior Body Kit
2:20 Gear Stick "dog-box" style
3:32 SMW Steering Wheel & Snap-off
4:32 TSW Imola Wheels & Big Brake Kit
5:58 Glovebox Panel
7:11 Paint & Covering
9:56 Lowering Kit
11:09 Widebody Fenders
13:06 Speaker Upgrade Set
14:10 Details
14:43 Marseille Taxi Roof Light
15:26 Final result
Mission Impossible : Dead Reckoning (2023) - Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Tom Cruise
Video coming soon :
Taxi (1998) - Directed by Gérard Pirès, produced by Luc Besson
Titanic (1997) - James Cameron
Speed (1994) - Jan de Bont
Under Siege II (1995) - Geoff Murphy
Independence Day ( 1996) - Roland Emmerich
More videos soon:
Taxi (1998) - Gérard Pirès & Luc Besson
Mission Impossible : Dead Reckoning (2023) - Christopher McQuarrie
...
Making of the movie magic White House explosion like in the 1996 movie Independence Day (ID4) directed by Roland Emmerich, and a realistic Hollywood movie set.
No CGI, only SFX.
Could have been used in Olympus Has Fallen with Gerard Butler ;)
White House (1,52 meters long) at 1:30 scale.
3D print by https://protofusion.ras.ovh
Shot in slowmotion.
0:00 Intro
0:08 Build the White House
16:29 Result of the construction
16:54 Shooting Day
18:24 Before/After grading
18:30 Final Explosion Result
No CGI, only SFX.
Could have been used in Olympus Has Fallen with Gerard Butler ;)
Giant 5 feet long model of the White House (1,52 meters long) at 1:30 scale.
3D print by https://protofusion.ras.ovh
Shot in slowmotion.
Full tutorial "how to build the miniature white house" in the next video.
0:00 Intro
0:06 Set up the movie set
1:29 Night settings
2:17 Ready to shoot
3:01 Final Result
Missing Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) on the boat ;-)
Model used: 1:200 Trumpeter Titanic upgraded with KA MK1 set kit
More than 300 hours of work were necessary to build this split model.
We used 1:87 scale models freight trains and bilevel superliner passengers coaches for the derailment, and a 17 ft long 3D printed bridge, caught on 7 cameras !
Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal) escaped just before the trains crashing and derailing ;)
3:44 Build the tanker trailer model
5:26 Build the Plymouth Valliant model
6:46 Build the Mesa Canyon set
9:16 Shooting day
9:59 Before / After color grading
10:13 Music composing
10:28 Fun facts !
Making Duel truck (1971) Peterbilt 281 and a realistic movie set including miniatures of the Plymouth Valiant car and the California Mesa Canyon diorama.
Handmade full tutorial.
We built both car and truck in 1:18 and in 1:24 scale models.
We used 3D Printing for the truck cabs and the tanker trailers
3D print by https://protofusion.ras.ovh
Full tutorial to film the truck crash ending scene just like in Steven Spielberg's first movie in 1971.
We shot the truck and car crash stunt in slow motion with 5 cameras:
- 3x Sony A7S III at 240 fps HD
- 1x Freefly Wave at 300 fps 4K
- 1x Gopro 9 Black at 200 fps HD
Slowed down and upscaled during the editing.
Duel movie in 4K !
Items I used to build it:
1/18 Peterbilt chassis: amzn.to/3FDR4uA
Tamiya Gold paint spray: amzn.to/3MKaaTR
Copper paint spray: amzn.to/3SiLMfk
Color Primer spray: amzn.to/3sbGhV8
Matte varnish spray: amzn.to/3SoauuT
Acrylic Paint Set: amzn.to/3Mk3hrO
Modeler tools kit: amzn.to/3tZ8L4Y
Weathering set: amzn.to/472YpQ8
Main truck and trailer colour: amzn.to/3QgoJPK
0:05 Set up the movie set
0:33 Assembling the vehicules on the set
0:55 Ready to shoot
1:19 Final Result
Making of Steven Spielberg's masterpiece: the 1971 DUEL movie, his first film, in 4K !
Alternate ending with 7 new and never seen camera angles of the scene when the truck falls of the cliff after chasing a car for over 1 hour !
Just for fun and to pay tribute to Spielberg's genius, I tried to recreate and remake the final truck crash scene with miniatures.
We built the Duel truck - Peterbilt 281 and tanker trailer - at 1:18 and 1:24 scale models, and the canyon movie set.
We create this SFX crash between the truck and the car with miniatures, no CGI, no VFX, except adding a little smoke !
3D print by https://protofusion.ras.ovh
Slow motion: shot at 240 fps then slowed down to 480 fps when editing
Never forget Carey Loftin, the incredible truck stuntman in the original film who jumped out of the truck just before it fell off the cliff. That's why the door is open !
And Dennis Weaver, that brave car driver ;)
In the Fabelmans movie, the young Steven Spielberg can be seen filming his model train crashing, we do almost the same with this vidéo ;)
Items I used to build it:
1/18 Peterbilt chassis: amzn.to/3FDR4uA
Tamiya Gold paint spray: amzn.to/3MKaaTR
Copper paint spray: amzn.to/3SiLMfk
Color Primer spray: amzn.to/3sbGhV8
Matte varnish spray: amzn.to/3SoauuT
Acrylic Paint Set: amzn.to/3Mk3hrO
Modeler tools kit: amzn.to/3tZ8L4Y
Weathering set: amzn.to/472YpQ8
Main truck and trailer colour: amzn.to/3QgoJPK
Cameron mainly used a 1:8 scale stern for the breaking and final sinking scene.
We used a 1:200 Trumpeter Titanic upgraded with KA MK1 set kit.
We don't pretend to recreate the movie, it's just for fun and to pay tribute to the work of the film crew :)
0:00 Titanic breakup scene comparison
0:43 Titanic stern sinks scene comparison
1:30 Behind the scenes comparison
Model construction video here:
youtu.be/Y7fA8Ha_wjE
Titanic break-up, behind the scenes:
youtu.be/iM7DAziJL_g
Titanic stern sink, behind the scenes:
youtu.be/4JGvN-sxnaA
Photo credits:
Sophie Ebrard
Missing Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) on the boat ;-)
Model used : 1:200 Trumpeter Titanic upgraded with KA MK1 set kit
More than 300 hours of work were necessary to build this split model.
0:00 Prepare the stern's vertical position
0:24 Set the water tank and the studio
0:33 Ready to shoot
1:04 Before / After CGI
1:15 Editing result
Model construction video here:
youtu.be/Y7fA8Ha_wjE
Titanic break-up and sink scene here:
youtu.be/iM7DAziJL_g
Items I used to build it:
Titanic Trumpeter 1/200: amzn.to/3ZSEQXP
KA MK1 Super Detail-up Kit: amzn.to/3D2iNUI
Hand drill: amzn.to/3Hxqu8h
Dremel: amzn.to/3kBMaah + amzn.to/3kt4MZH
Tools: amzn.to/3HmUgfx
Led strip: amzn.to/3XvRjPp
Soldering iron: amzn.to/3GWEHdf
Glue Gun: amzn.to/3J7Owb8
Backdrop stand: amzn.to/3Wt13IT + amzn.to/3WtalF4
Split system (magnetic lock): amzn.to/3ZSmp5x
Camera: amzn.to/3Da5Hor
Lens: amzn.to/3XutW94
This "behind the scenes" is a crash between a miniature bus and an airplane, causing a massive explosion, inspired by Jan de Bont's film Speed (1994) starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock and supervised by John Frazier, .
Crash and explosion caught on camera in slow motion with 5x Sony A7S III in 240 fps and slowed down by 50% during editing.
Blown miniatures used :
Aircraft: 3D printed Boeing 707-131 (not a RC plane) - 1:43 (Printed by: facebook.com/cd3dprint)
Bus: GreenLight General Motors TDH 1960s - 1:43
Pushback tractor: MB-4 tow tractor by Desert Canyon Miniatures - 1:48
0:00 Editing result
0:27 Build a Boeing 707
0:54 Weathering a GM TDH Bus
1:08 Build a pushback tractor
1:29 Build an airport tarmac
1:54 Build a DIY firing system
2:00 Explosion tests
2:16 Installation of explosive charges
2:37 Assembling the plane and the set
3:07 Ready to shoot the explosion
3:24 bus and airplane wrecks
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock have already left the bus ;)
7 explosive charges were put in the aircraft to achieve a big explosion.
Behind the scenes of the biggest explosion in 1:43 miniatures caught on camera in slow motion (5x Sony A7S III in 240 fps).
Blown scale models used :
Aircraft: 3D printed Boeing 707-131 (not a RC plane) - 1:43 (Printed by: facebook.com/cd3dprint)
Bus: GreenLight General Motors TDH 1960s - 1:43
Pushback tractor: MB-4 tow tractor by Desert Canyon Miniatures - 1:48
0:00 Intro
0:04 Installation of explosive charges
0:23 Assembling the plane and the set
0:43 Ready to shoot
0:58 Multi-angle view of the explosion
1:15 Add some VFX
1:24 Editing result
Model construction video here:
youtu.be/X2hvQjuSMpY
James Cameron used an 1:8 scale model of the Titanic for his film.
Here we used an upgraded 1:200 Trumpeter Titanic with the KA MK1.
Behind the scenes.
Shot in 300fps slow motion with a Panasonic GH6 and additionally slowed down by 50% during editing.
0:00 Final render
0:46 Behind the scenes
This video is the sequel to this one (the shooting):
youtu.be/v0TmBaaZ1Vw
Model construction video here:
youtu.be/Y7fA8Ha_wjE
And you can compare this video with the real scene here:
youtu.be/XEQ8FGXWeQ8
Items I used to build it:
Titanic Trumpeter 1/200: amzn.to/3ZSEQXP
KA MK1 Super Detail-up Kit: amzn.to/3D2iNUI
Hand drill: amzn.to/3Hxqu8h
Dremel: amzn.to/3kBMaah + amzn.to/3kt4MZH
Tools: amzn.to/3HmUgfx
Led strip: amzn.to/3XvRjPp
Soldering iron: amzn.to/3GWEHdf
Glue Gun: amzn.to/3J7Owb8
Backdrop stand: amzn.to/3Wt13IT + amzn.to/3WtalF4
Split system (magnetic lock): amzn.to/3ZSmp5x
Camera: amzn.to/3Da5Hor
Lens: amzn.to/3XutW94
Building a realistic railroad diorama to film a train crash action scene, inspired by "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory" movie.
The whole structure: 10m / 33 ft long
The bridge: 5,20m / 17 ft long
0:00 Bridge 3d creation and printing
0:16 Assembly of 3d parts
1:06 Painting and weathering of the bridge
1:43 Painting of the passenger train
2:02 Painting of the freight train
2:34 Build of the scenery structure
3:13 Set the diorama at the shooting location
4:07 Added diorama details
4:35 Assembling the trains on the set
4:57 Final preparations before filming at night
5:14 1st shot of the collision
5:35 2nd take with explosion
5:54 Shot of the bridge collapse
6:02 Editing result
Bridge designed by me then 3D printed by:
facebook.com/cd3dprint
&
https://3d.ras.ovh
Miniature freight Southern Pacific train HO Scale :
4x locomotives SD40T-2 Athearn + 10x custom tank cars Jouef
Miniature Grand Continental passenger train HO Scale :
2x locomotives GP35 & GP40 Athearn + 5x passenger car Superliner Con-Cor + 1x baggage car Athearn
We used 1:87 scale models freight trains and bilevel superliner passengers coaches for the derailment, and a 17 ft long 3D printed bridge, caught on 7 cameras ! Behind the scenes with real shots and raw footage, no CGI !
Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal) escaped just before the trains crashing and derailing ;)
0:00 Final rendering
0:19 Build the bridge
1:17 Tests with trains
2:02 Final preparations before filming and fails !
2:30 Take 1 with multi-angle view, crash and derailments
2:57 Take 2 with multi-angle view, train wreck
Learn more about this build :
youtu.be/FYPPNfVjMTI
Bridge designed by me then 3D printed by:
facebook.com/cd3dprint
&
https://3d.ras.ovh
Miniature freight Southern Pacific train HO Scale :
4x locomotives SD40T-2 Athearn + 10x custom tank cars Jouef
Miniature Grand Continental passenger train HO Scale :
2x locomotives GP35 & GP40 Athearn + 5x passenger car Superliner Con-Cor + 1x baggage car Athearn
Slow motion cameras:
Sony A7S III - 2K 240 fps
Sony A7S III - 4K 120 fps (slowed down during editing)
Sony FX9 - 2k 180 fps (slowed down during editing)
Sony FX6 - 2k 120 fps (slowed down during editing)
Panasonic GH5s - 2k 180 fps (slowed down during editing)
Gopro Hero9 Black - 2k 200 fps
and with splitting system in order to reproduce the real footage made by
James Cameron, Rob Legato and Digital Domain's team for the Titanic break
scene when it splits and sinks.
Model used: 1:200 Trumpeter Titanic upgraded with KA MK1 set kit
More than 300 hours of work were necessary to build this split model.
0:00 Hull and deck construction
0:39 Splitting system construction
1:16 Upper deck construction
1:38 Light test and night rendering
1:50 Assembly of details
2:33 Finished model
Shooting of the split video here:
youtu.be/v0TmBaaZ1Vw
Items I used to build it:
Titanic Trumpeter 1/200: amzn.to/3ZSEQXP
KA MK1 Super Detail-up Kit: amzn.to/3D2iNUI
Hand drill: amzn.to/3Hxqu8h
Dremel: amzn.to/3kBMaah + amzn.to/3kt4MZH
Tools: amzn.to/3HmUgfx
Led strip: amzn.to/3XvRjPp
Soldering iron: amzn.to/3GWEHdf
Glue Gun: amzn.to/3J7Owb8
Backdrop stand: amzn.to/3Wt13IT + amzn.to/3WtalF4
Split system (magnetic lock): amzn.to/3ZSmp5x
Camera: amzn.to/3Da5Hor
Lens: amzn.to/3XutW94
Missing Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) on the boat ;-)
Model used: 1:200 Trumpeter Titanic upgraded with KA MK1 set kit
More than 300 hours of work were necessary to build this split model.
0:00 Create the shooting studio
0:20 Prepare the Titanic model
1:01 Fill the water tank
1:15 Ready to shoot
2:21 Last try with fire
The result here:
youtu.be/iM7DAziJL_g
Model construction video here:
youtu.be/Y7fA8Ha_wjE
Titanic scale model:
amzn.to/3rbdXyD (USA) - amzn.to/37d7Xym (FR)
Items I used to build it:
Titanic Trumpeter 1/200: amzn.to/3ZSEQXP
KA MK1 Super Detail-up Kit: amzn.to/3D2iNUI
Hand drill: amzn.to/3Hxqu8h
Dremel: amzn.to/3kBMaah + amzn.to/3kt4MZH
Tools: amzn.to/3HmUgfx
Led strip: amzn.to/3XvRjPp
Soldering iron: amzn.to/3GWEHdf
Glue Gun: amzn.to/3J7Owb8
Backdrop stand: amzn.to/3Wt13IT + amzn.to/3WtalF4
Split system (magnetic lock): amzn.to/3ZSmp5x
Camera: amzn.to/3Da5Hor
Lens: amzn.to/3XutW94
Model made by Adrien Wiot.
Thinking of the 1,500 people who died in the shipwreck 110 years ago on April 14, 1912.
Titanic scale model Trumpeter:
amzn.to/3ZSEQXP (USA) - amzn.to/37d7Xym (FR)
KA MK1 Super Detail-up Kit:
amzn.to/3D2iNUI (USA)
Colors used:
Hull red: amzn.to/3E21cLL (USA) - amzn.to/3E0QXYr (FR)
Hull black: amzn.to/376bej7 (USA) - amzn.to/38HbFko (FR)
White: amzn.to/37DUVdn (USA) - amzn.to/3LTc6Gt (FR)
Funnels: amzn.to/3E0RlWT (USA) - amzn.to/3rhcmXU (FR)
Surface primer: amzn.to/3usKIJD (USA) - amzn.to/3KyFy4o (FR)
Drill the portholes:
Hand drill: amzn.to/3Ju3d4s (USA) - amzn.to/3jvMUtn (FR)
Dremel: amzn.to/3rcJHn6 (USA) - amzn.to/3xpeLUe (FR)


